All Due Date Check-in week of 7/12

manillabar · July 2020

I figured since there aren't many of us yet we could do a large group check in and then we can split up by due dates later as (if) we get busier

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/STM+:

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out:

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:

Upcoming appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)?

manillabar · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: EDD 3/9, 5w5d

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: finding out for sure!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a peppercorn

Upcoming appointments: US on Thursday with the RE

How are you feeling?: super bloated... can’t eat much because then I just feel so full 😫

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? I think I’d like 3, though after spending 2 years trying to have this one, H is not so sure if he wants to go through that again. But I think I’d still like to have 3!

swbecca528 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/14-5 weeks today

FTM/STM/STM+: This will be baby #4

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: We haven't even discussed this yet.

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Size of a sesame seed!

Upcoming appointments: 1st appointment on August 5th

How are you feeling?: I am feeling okay. Super tired but that is normal for me

Rants/Raves: I am a school social worker and I am just waiting to get the email about what the school year will look like. I can only imagine.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? We have always wanted 4 so I think this is it!

mrs_massie · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Est March 21 4 +1 today

FTM/STM/STM+: Third time mom

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team green for the first time. We have 2 boys already so I think its going to be exciting to find out at delivery if our final baby will be another boy or a girl

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A grain of table salt or a speck of saw dust or a DIP switch toggle

Upcoming appointments: Havent made one yet. I need to find a new OB

How are you feeling?: Pretty well. I have had some degree of symptoms my last few pregnancies, but none this time. Its concerning

Rants/Raves: Rave-Still working from home and its really nice to do while pregnant. I like to think thats why I'm feeling so good.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? If you asked me before I started having kids I would have said 2. Now I'm on 3 and asked my husband yesterday if he definitely thinks this will be our last haha I could see us having a fourth whether it be biologically or through adoption.

juliebeannn · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3-14 / 5+1

FTM/STM/STM+: Baby 2!

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Peppercorn!

Upcoming appointments: I have my first ultrasound at my fertility clinic tomorrow! I'm so excited!

How are you feeling?: Totally normal. I had some shortness of breath last week and a little fatigue but the last few days I've felt 100% normal which is freaking me out a little.

Rants/Raves: As much as I love feeling normal, it's freaking me out but at the same time, I'll embrace it because symptoms came in full force at 5+6 for my last pregnancy, so we'll see what this week has in store. Also, am I the only one checking the toilet paper after wiping? I look to make sure I'm not spotting, but I also feel crazy. I think I did this last time too.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? I've always wanted 2 maaaaybe 3, but I think this will be our last. Based on my ovarian reserve this go-around, it's very unlikely I'll have any quality eggs by the time I'd be ready to have another one. So it's weird to know that I don't have the possibility of having another child after this. But...it's ok, I'm totally happy with 2.

travandas · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: EDD March 2nd / 6+6

FTM/STM/STM+: Fourth time Mom

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: We will probably find out...my daughter can't wait. (Was team green with 1st and found out with last two.)

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Sweet Pea

Upcoming appointments: 1st appointment July 14th.

How are you feeling?: Definitely pregnant...tired, dizzy, nauseous, so bloated and my boobs are very full (still nursing 13 month old).

Rants/Raves: Thankful husband is still working from home.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? DH and I never really put a number down...I guess when our family feels complete?

Ghostie625 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/5, 6+2

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Haven't decided yet. We were team green last time, not sure if we'll find out this time or not.

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a sweet pea

Upcoming appointments: Phone visit with the nurse on 7/24, then u/s, in-person visit on 8/11.

How are you feeling?: Gross! Nauseous most of the day. Not bad enough that I feel like I'm going to puke, more like when you eat too much. I don't remember feeling like this last time- maybe it's a girl lol. I'm also occasionally getting these short spells where my heart rate spikes and I have to sit down. That definitely happened last time.

Rants/Raves: I teach high school and apparently the plan is for us to go back to school in the fall, but I honestly don't see how to do that safely with the way covid cases are spiking and I have a lot of thoughts about it...

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? I think 3, but DH thinks 2, so we'll see how we feel after this one.

Liz1485 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 03/13 5 weeks 2 days

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding Out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: The fly caught in Mr. Miyagi's chopsticks in The Karate Kid

Upcoming appointments: Thursday afternoon

How are you feeling?: Super thirsty. A little queasy on and off through the day. My face was super bloated over the weekend, but it's gone now. I've been feeling what I assume is my uterus stretching, which is strange to feel so early, but not sure what else it could be.

Rants/Raves: When I had DS, we didn't live anywhere near family (husband was military). This time, we live in the same city as my dad and step mom, so it'll be amazing having family there this time.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? Anything more than 1. 1 is too lonely. Speaking as an only child, with an only child (until next spring!)

sunny_native14 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/27. 3+5

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a poppyseed!

Upcoming appointments: I haven't started to make any appointments yet. I live in a new city this time around and have yet to find an OB. I think I may just go through a local birth center, depending on how much insurance will cover

How are you feeling?: So. Tired.

Rants/Raves: My last pregnancy I was working over full-time at a suuuper stressful job and commuting 3 hrs round trip, so the fact that I'm working from home part time at a much easier job is so amazing....so incredibly thankful for this!

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? We're not sure...but I'm thinking 4ish 😁

lin0442 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/15/5w

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out. Part of me wants to be team green but I know there’s no way I’d actually make it lol

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: very smol

Upcoming appointments: nothing yet, calling my OB practice tomorrow probably

How are you feeling?: Pretty good, though my back is a bit sore today and it makes me nervous

Rants/Raves: These first few weeks are my least favorite of pregnancy. Everything feels so tenuous and surreal.

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? I always thought 1 or 2, but I’m definitely warming up to the idea of 3 now that I actually have a child!

manillabar · July 2020

@swbecca528 The upcoming school year is certainly being hotly debated everywhere... which way do things seem to be leaning near you? People are pushing hard for in person schooling where I am...

@Ghostie625 yesss... I also constantly have that "ate too much" feeling... even when I'm hungry, which is driving me nuts!!

mrs_massie · July 2020

juliebeannn said:

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3-14 / 5+1

FTM/STM/STM+: Baby 2!

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Peppercorn!

Upcoming appointments: I have my first ultrasound at my fertility clinic tomorrow! I'm so excited!

How are you feeling?: Totally normal. I had some shortness of breath last week and a little fatigue but the last few days I've felt 100% normal which is freaking me out a little.

Rants/Raves: As much as I love feeling normal, it's freaking me out but at the same time, I'll embrace it because symptoms came in full force at 5+6 for my last pregnancy, so we'll see what this week has in store. Also, am I the only one checking the toilet paper after wiping? I look to make sure I'm not spotting, but I also feel crazy. I think I did this last time too.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? I've always wanted 2 maaaaybe 3, but I think this will be our last. Based on my ovarian reserve this go-around, it's very unlikely I'll have any quality eggs by the time I'd be ready to have another one. So it's weird to know that I don't have the possibility of having another child after this. But...it's ok, I'm totally happy with 2.

TMI

I wasnt having any symptoms until today, (4+2 today) and I was freaking out a little about it. Now today, i'm having somewhat terrible aching cramps that feel like my period is just about to pour out of me and now I am freaking out some more. I run to the bathroom every few minutes to wipe and make sure nothings happening down there. Even when i feel fine and wipe, I'm scared to look in fear of seeing color.

juliebeannn · July 2020

@mrs_massie I'm sorry you're freaking out!! I've had on and off cramps and aches since the morning of my BFP. I definitely didn't have this much cramping with my first so it has me worried too!!! Hopefully it's just the little bean nestling in and our utes getting nice and big for our babies!!

jenotontx · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/25 (3 weeks and 5 days)

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Vanilla Bean Seed

Upcoming appointments: 8/13 is my first appointment

How are you feeling?: Pretty good! A little crampy and some very mild nausea.

Rants/Raves: I'm annoyed our BMB isn't showing up on the app! Has anyone tried to tag an admin about the fact our BMB won't show on the app? I hope they fix it soon. I'm also very happy to be working mostly from home right now although I do have to go into the office 2 days per week. I'm definitely going to be a lot more nervous being out in public now and I just cancelled a facial I had scheduled for next weekend. Covid numbers are just so high here in Texas right now it's all a little nerve wracking.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? Two! After this baby we will definitely be done. My husband and I don't live anywhere near our family (different side of the country from my family and totally different country from his family) so we really couldn't handle more then two kids with us both working full time out of the home.

@mrs_massie Cramps can be totally normal but I understand your concern. I had some pretty intense cramps with my DD early on too.

@lin0042 Waiting for the first appointment is the worst. Feels like time just stands still.

@ghostie625 The entire situation over covid is so stressful right now. I work out of an outpatient doctor's office so it definitely has me freaked out. Thankfully I only go into the clinic 1-2 days per week and I wear a mask and a face shield but living here in Texas where the numbers are going crazy has me stressed. Sorry that things are so uncertain for all you teachers! I can imagine how you feel.

@juliebeannn Yes about checking the toilet paper. I basically did that my entire first pregnancy! I get implantation bleeding/spotting though too which had me freaked out the first time around but I was prepared for it this time.

cmortmain · July 2020

jenotontx said:

Rants/Raves: I'm annoyed our BMB isn't showing up on the app! Has anyone tried to tag an admin about the fact our BMB won't show on the app? I hope they fix it soon.

For some reason, I can't even find how to get to the forums in the app. I feel like I've looked through every link. Could somebody point me in the right direction please? I'm on an Android. Thanks!

manillabar · July 2020

@jenotontx I haven't but I think it's a great idea because it's getting so hard to access the BMB through anything but my laptop. I'll do it over in the randoms thread since that's pretty dead lol

xvividash · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/23 / 4+2

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM!! : )

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Honestly I don’t know yet. I think it would be fun to be surprised. I really feel like I’m going to have a boy. We’ll see if I’m right lol.

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Poppyseed

Upcoming appointments: Aug 3 is when I’ll have my very first appointment.

How are you feeling?: Physically - I’m tired and and having a lot of very mild cramping this week, but no complaints. No sign of morning sickness yet, so I’m thankful!!
Emotionally - Still in shock ha, a little scared, but also very excited.

Rants/Raves: I’ve realized really quickly that Google is not my friend at this time...

Questions: Have you ladies already started prenatal vitamins? Should I? Or just wait until my first appointment?

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? I think at least 2 would be nice. That way they’d always have each other. : )

jenotontx · July 2020

@xvividash I started taking PNV as soon as my husband and I started TTC. So I would start taking them now before your appointment. I personally take the Natures Made with DHA.

Dmurphy10 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/17 5+0

FTM/STM/STM+: STM+

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Can't wait to findout

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An Appleseed

Upcoming appointments: Not till August

How are you feeling?: Overall I feel good, just tired and bloated

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? We always said we definitely wanted but at most 3, and this will be our 3rd.

xvividash · July 2020

@jenotontx Thank you so much! : )

juliebeannn · July 2020

@cmortmain The app isn't very intuitive. The way I get to "community" is click the menu on the top left corner, then click the arrow next to "toddler", then click "community". From there you can "star" whichever forums you want to follow.

@jenotontx @manillabar I PMed @BumpAdmin asking why the March BMB won't show up on the app. We'll see.

cmortmain · July 2020

Thank you! I think that 95% of the value of a website like this is the community, so it's frustrating that the app makes the forums so difficult to access.

Yiggle09 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
3/4/2021

FTM/STM/STM+:
3rd

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out:
I think it's a boy but we will see

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
blueberry

Upcoming appointments:
August 10

How are you feeling?:
Terrible nauseous weak sad

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? 2

ckmb_1250 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: not sure yet, I have a dating ultrasound on the 27th, but if I had to guess I’d say I’m 5-6 weeks right now

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: we were team green last time, but since this is likely our final baby I want to find out. There’s always some amount of grieving for the opposite sex so I want to deal with that before the birth! I also think knowing the sex will help my daughter connect with the baby.

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Not sure!

Upcoming appointments: 7/27 for dating

How are you feeling?: Tired, hungry, and have sore nipples but occasionally feel normal which makes me anxious. However I remember feeling that same way in my last pregnancy, so trying to stay positive.

Rants/Raves: I’m going to rage on hospital restrictions if they don’t loosen up before March. PPE is available and womens’ comfort and mental health directly impacts physical health before/during/after birth & should be highest priority. I’m in Ohio and we don’t have birth centers so this has been on my mind a lot. We don’t have any family nearby to watch my daughter if we can’t bring her to the hospital and my last labor was 8 hrs total, overnight, so I can’t imagine being able to get ahold of a sitter.

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? 2!

jenotontx · July 2020

@ckmb_knottie My husband and I are going to have the same issue as you. We don't have any family in the same state as us so I have no idea who will watch our daughter. My MIL is retired so she had initially said when we have #2 she will fly in to stay with us but now with COVID that may not be possible. We may just have to try to find people to be on "standby" for us and try to hire a sitter that can take over asap. I have a co-worker I am pretty close to that lives in the same area as me so I may even end up asking her. It's going to be a shit show but we will figure something out lol

juliebeannn · July 2020

@ckmb_knottie @jenotontx Hopefully, by March things will loosen up. The peak in NJ/NYC was in March/April and our hospital announced just a few weeks ago that your support person can leave the hospital and come back, they just need to have their temperature taken upon return. Who knows what will happen in the coming months, but we can all hope....

ckmb_1250 · July 2020

@jenotontx @juliebeannn let’s hope!! 💗💗

erica0901 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 3/18 / 5+1-- I think?

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Definitely finding out!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Peppercorn

Upcoming appointments: Not until August 5th

How are you feeling?: Overall OK- definitely bloated and tired

Rants/Raves: My first pregnancy I was with a fertility clinic and got an US every week until week 9. I am definitely missing the comfort of seeing this one on the screen and waiting until 8/5 is KILLING me

Questions: None

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? 2- we are definitely done after this one

ckmb_1250 · July 2020

@erica0901 I had to do fertility treatment the first time too. While I’m so happy I didn’t need it this time, the extra monitoring and progesterone supplements helped ease some anxiety. My first appt is 7/27 so this is going to be a loooong week waiting!

manillabar · July 2020

It’s funny I have the opposite experience lol... my past two pregnancies were conceived without assistance whereas this one was. The new monitoring is different for me, though reassuring. The extra progesterone is definitely kicking my butt!

erica0901 · July 2020

@ckmb_knottie I’m actually still on a progesterone supplement this time since it was so low with my last pregnancy. That’s easing my mind a bit, but the side effects suck!

ckmb_1250 · July 2020

@erica0901 just as a precaution or did you already have bloodwork done? That’s another reason I liked the early appointments, because the bloodwork could catch potential issues. I remember disliking it too but was afraid to quit using them & continued until like 10 weeks!

erica0901 · July 2020

@ckmb_1250 I called the doctors office the day I found out and due to my history I went in the same day for bloodwork and started the supplement. I’ve gone back once to repeat the bloodwork and will stay in the supplement at least until my 8 week US.

bcashaw · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 4 weeks 5 days

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: really hoping for a girl

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: baby can fit on the tip of a shoelace! Also a poppyseed lol

Upcoming appointments: havent even called my doctor yet 😬

How are you feeling?: tired

Rants/Raves: selfishly worryingnabout weigh gainnthis pregnancy. I have gained a lot in the past year and just recently started working to lose it. I worry about a healthy pregnancy while overweight.

Questions:

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? 2 i think? I have 3 step kids and we had a foster child for 2 years, so we are used to having a really busy home. With just one child now it is so quiet and lonely. I dont think i want more than two biological but we would be very open to adopting (but not ever going to foster again, I am not strong enough to go through that again)

I want to echo what others aare saying about COVID and school and just life, this is all so hard to navigate and i dislike not knowing whats happening or when things are going to be "normal " agai

Yiggle09 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
7+5 March 4th

FTM/STM/STM+: 3rd

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: thinking blue but we will see

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
Ear bud of ear phones

Upcoming appointments: I called desperate for some nausea help so I have an appointment monday I'll be 8+4 then

How are you feeling?: terrible either I have all day nausea or intense nausea that starts around 5 pm and I cannot drink eat move or I'll throw up then the next morning I'm weak dehydrated

becca07024411 · July 2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6+6

FTM/STM/STM+: STM (currently have a 15 month old wild boy!)

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Girl (we already know!)

Upcoming appointments: 3rd US next Monday at 7+5. We had one at 6+1 and 6+5. Hoping if everything looks good I will get taking off bed rest!

How are you feeling?: still worried and nervous. Starting to feel a tiny bit if nausea, but nothing bad yet. It didnt really kick in until 8 weeks last time and lasted until week 20, so I am just trying to enjoy this time before constantly feeling like I have been hit by a bus.

GTKY: What is your ideal number of children (to have)? Probably 2 or 3. My husband is an only child and is a little nervous about the thought of being outnumbered with 3, but right now I cant imagine being done at 2, so we will see. I wanted to have #2 close to when #1 was turning 2. Maybe we would put another year or so between 2 and 3 if we go that route. I'm only 30, but my husband is 38 and don't want to be "too old" and still be having kids! Lol

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